EIICM project enables the operation of the Enterprise Europe Network centre in Macedonia. The EIICM strives to increase the innovativeness and competitiveness of its clients as well as to promote and support innovation related activities in the country. It offers different types of services to SMEs and researchers including: matchmaking, trans-national technology transfer, IPR services, support to innovation, support to participation in EU RTD programmes, internationalisation advisory services etc.

Foundation for Management and Industrial Research is responsible for providing technology and innovation related services to SMEs and researchers as well as to actively participate in different innovation related initiatives in the country and on EU level. Using Europe’s largest database of cutting-edge technologies, containing more than 23,000 profiles, the Foundation facilitates technology transfer between Macedonian clients and companies from abroad.

The Enterprise Europe Network brings together around 600 business support organisations from more than 50 countries. They are connected through powerful databases and know Europe inside out. The Network represents an important instrument in EU innovation related policy while its centres are very central to the national innovation systems. The Network’s Sector Groups organise brokerage events to help reaching technology transfer or cooperation agreements between companies from specific sector. Foundation for Management and Industrial Research participates in the Sector Groups Intelligent Energy and Woman Entrepreneurship.

Project is supported by CIP – Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, European Union and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia